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Pierce stared at her with cold, gloomy eyes:
“The result proved it wasn’t her, you were wrong.”
“What, how could this…” Emelia couldn’t believe it, biting her lower lip:
“Did you coax me just to favor her? Was she planning to burn me to death?”
Tears fell from her eyes like beads off a broken string.
Pierce’s air pressure had gradually dropped several degrees, his voice low and cold:
“She got all the evidence of you bribing the waiter to set a fire at
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the party. If you want to make a big deal out of it, go ahead.”
A single sentence left Emelia instantly speechless.
Her face turned paler and paler, her expressions changing several times within a few seconds, barely able to contain the shock and fear in her eyes.
In the end, she tightly gripped Pierce’s arm, her lips trembling as she said:
“I…I’won’t make a fuss anymore, Pierce, please help me. I just wanted to stand up for my aunt, my aunt–”
She rambled on, finding all sorts of excuses, only to discover that Pierce’s eyes seemed to be veiled with a layer of frost, cold to the bone.
She swallowed, her heart suddenly collapsing like a cliff.
Pierce pinched her hand, moving it away from his arm with an action that was extremely indifferent and impersonal.
He stared at her with a cold and gloomy expression, his tone filled with warning and severity:
“Emelia, don’t cause trouble here, this is your last chance.”
He dropped that sentence, without any further expression, and turned to leave.
Emelia watched Pierce’s retreating figure with a fearful and apprehensive gaze.
No wonder Sophia dared to scheme against her, she had already held her evidence in hand!
Her expression changed several times, but in the end, she reluctantly swallowed her pride.
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Emelia’s biological son was found, discovered from a secret private welfare home. The child was healthy, the only flaw being that he couldn’t speak.
After Pierce had a paternity test done, which proved that he was Darion’s child, he allowed the child to be brought back.
Meanwhile, the investigation also clarified Emelia’s situation working in a foreign dance troupe, which was indeed not as clean as rumored.
However, for the sake of Joshua Clement, he did not fuss over other things.
This was his last chance for Emelia.
A few days later, Sophia was discharged from the hospital.
Derick deliberately sent flowers to the company to congratulate.
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Sandra, who happened to come to see Sophia, saw it and couldn’t help but click her tongue a few times:
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“This Mr. Woodward, he really is sensible. He’s good–looking and comes from a good family. The key is that he’s willing to put in effort. I think you could give him a try.”
Sophia was making coffee in the office, her hair falling down as she lowered her head. Her side profile was clean and radiant, a picture of peaceful years.
“I didn’t want to continue a relationship anymore, being in a relationship was too draining, making money was much more satisfying!”
Sandra walked over with a smile:
“You’re right,” she said, “then give me all the good men in the world!”
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Sophia couldn’t help but laugh out loud:
“I heard your family arranged for you to have a blind date with Nolan?”
As soon as this was mentioned, Sandra’s face instantly darkened, gritting her teeth in anger:
Nolan had a steady girlfriend and it was rumored that they even had a child. However, the Morrison family did not approve at all. They even came to my house to propose a marriage, stating they would absolutely not acknowledge the mother and child from outside.
Did you really take me for a fool? I could find anyone, why would I choose such a jerk?
“If Nolan really had the guts, I would have respected him as a man if he had left the Morrison family and married that woman directly. Now it seems, he’s just a wimp.”
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Sophia brought over the coffee, soothing his emotions:
“Alright, they didn’t disagree, did they? It’s no big deal. The Morrison family used to be arrogant because of Pierce.”
A while ago, when Pierce neglected him, the Morrison family began to decline. Now that they had just recovered, they couldn’t help but start looking for objects of marriage alliance.
“Simply, it was just about wanting more options.”
Sandra sneered, unable to resist mocking:
“Who would ever consider Nolan a suitable match? He’s really a toad dreaming of eating swan meat!”
She paused, suddenly remembering something, and looked at Sophia:
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“I heard that Pierce brought back another son from abroad, this time it’s probably true. He protected the child very well, hardly showing his face.”
Sophia gave a nonchalant laugh, appearing completely indifferent:
“What does it matter to us whether it’s true or false? Anyway, I don’t want to get involved in that mess again.”
She shrugged her shoulders, slowly savoring the coffee.
The phone suddenly rang.
It was Derick.
“Sophia, did you know Dean Jacob Floris?”
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“Knew.”
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“I wanted to ask for your help in making a recommendation, I’m currently at ‘Dream‘ bar, are you available?”
Derick rarely spoke, and when he did, it was always so solemn. Of course, Sophia wouldn’t refuse.
“Alright, I was on my way immediately.”
Sophia stood up, holding the clothes.
“Shall we go, have a drink at the bar?”
Sandra hadn’t reacted yet, her brows furrowed:
“Did Derick know what Dean Jacob was doing? Was he interested in the hospital?”
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Sophia frowned, “He was involved in medical equipment abroad, there must be room for cooperation.”
Sandra nodded, still feeling a bit strange, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it.
Two people had the driver take them to the “Dream” bar.
The sky hadn’t completely darkened yet, there weren’t many people inside, but it was somewhat quiet.
In the booth at the northwest corner, Derick was sitting alone, watching the male singer on stage singing folk songs.
The half–light, half–shadow cast on his face, plunging half of it into darkness, made him look somewhat intimidating,
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But it seemed as if he sensed her gaze. He turned his head, a softness spilling from his eyes and brows, and then he stood.
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Sophia and Sandra walked over, and the bar owner immediately came over with a smile to greet them:
“Ms. Clayton has arrived, was the upstairs box prepared for you?”
Sandra often spent money here, so naturally, she had a reserved booth.
She glanced at Sophia, Sophia swept a look and said with a smile:
“No need, just here is fine.”
The location of this booth was very good.
Derick greeted Sandra and then, with a smile, asked Sophia to sit down.
“Director Jiang will be here soon, it will be more natural if you stay here.”
Sandra couldn’t help but laugh as she spoke:
“Mr. Woodward, an international president, would you be embarrassed to discuss such a small business? You clearly just want an excuse to see our Sophia, don’t you?”
Derick lowered his head and smiled, his silence signifying acceptance.
Sandra winked at Sophia.
Sophia gave her a helpless glance, opening her mouth with a smile:
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“Mr. Woodward had helped me a lot, I was extremely pleased.”
Derick looked at her with gentle eyes:
“Sophia was my benefactor, I would definitely treat her well when she came to my country in the future.”
But no one took this statement seriously.
Dean Jacob came, he knew Sophia, so he was more enthusiastic when he saw her.
“Ms. Cruise, I didn’t expect to see you here.”
Sophia smiled and extended her hand for a handshake in the past.
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“Mr. Woodward said you were coming, and I thought it’s been a long time since we last met, so I decided to join in the fun. I hope you don’t mind,”
“How could this happen? If I had known Ms. Cruise was coming, I would have chosen a quieter restaurant. Mr. Woodward was too careless…”
Derick looked at Sophia and laughed:
“She didn’t mind.”
